Agapanthia

Agapanthia

Known as the Thistle Longhorns, species of *Agapanthia* Audinet-Serville, 1835 are among the most recognisable stem-boring beetles of open habitats across the West Palaearctic, their dense, cryptic pubescence forming pale vittae that break up the outline against dried plant stalks. Adults are active from April to July on warm, sunny days, feeding on pollen and surface tissue of the host plant before females gnaw characteristic notches into stems to deposit eggs. Larvae tunnel downward through the stem into the basal and root zone, where pupation also takes place; development is completed within a single year. The genus is particularly associated with thistles and other robust herbaceous Aste…

Seasonal activity

Flight season: Summer–Autumn

Green = active months · Orange = peak

Host plants

Primary hosts: herb

External resources

GBIF · Wikidata · Käfer der Welt

Field tip: Na bodlácích a bylinách v loukách (IV-VII). A. villosoviridescens velmi běžný — na stoncích Carduus/Cirsium.